Robert K. Carr

Robert Kenneth Carr
9th President of Oberlin College
In office
1960 (1960) – November 1970
Preceded byWilliam Stevenson
Succeeded byRobert W. Fuller
Personal details
Born(1908-02-15)February 15, 1908[1]
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 1979(1979-02-21) (aged 71)[1]
Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
SpouseOlive Grabill Carr[1]
ChildrenNorman, Elliott, and Robert[1]
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Professionscholar

Robert Kenneth Carr (1908–1979) was an American scholar in the field of government/political science. His main area of interest and expertise was in the field of civil liberties/civil rights, and he did the bulk of his writing while on the faculty of Dartmouth College. Carr also served as the executive secretary of President Harry S. Truman's Committee on Civil Rights. He was the primary author of the committee's landmark report, "To Secure These Rights" (1947), which spotlighted the need for more rigorous federal enforcement of civil rights. He served as president of Oberlin College, Ohio, from 1960–1970.

  1. ^ a b c d Robert K. and Olive Grabill Carr Papers, 1907-1981, Oberlin College Archives. Accessed Dec. 17, 2013.